אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr) — Asshur

Hebrew word study: אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr), Strong's H804. Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

HebrewStrong's H804

Quick definition

Hebrew word

אַשּׁוּר (ʼAshshûwr)

Pronounced: ash-shoor'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

Word study

Derivation: or אַשֻּׁר; apparently from H833 (אָשַׁר) (in the sense of successful);

KJV translation words: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).

Where this word appears

Strong's H804 is tagged on 151 words in 138 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 2:14 and last appears in Zechariah 10:11.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

Assyria ×128Assyria towards ×5from Assyria ×5Asshur ×3and Asshur ×2and Assyria ×2Asshur towards ×1and from Assyria ×1and in Assyria ×1and to Assyria ×1in Assyria ×1to Assyria ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

אַשּׁוּר ×126אַשּׁוּרָה ×6מֵאַשּׁוּר ×5וְאַשּׁוּר ×4אַשּׁוּר ס ×2אַשּׁוּר פ ×2אַשֻּׁר ×1בְּאַשּׁוּר ×1וּבְאַשּׁוּר ×1וּלְאַשּׁוּר ×1

Books where it appears most

2 Kings ×49Isaiah ×442 Chronicles ×13Ezekiel ×9Hosea ×9Genesis ×41 Chronicles ×4Jeremiah ×4

Verses (first 25 of 138)

Genesis 2:14 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
Genesis 10:11 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
Genesis 10:22 — וְאַשּׁוּר — and Asshur
Genesis 25:18 — אַשּׁוּרָה — Asshur towards
Numbers 24:22 — אַשּׁוּר — Asshur
Numbers 24:24 — אַשּׁוּר — Asshur
2 Kings 15:19 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 15:20 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 15:29 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 16:7 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 16:8 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 16:9 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 16:10 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 16:18 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:3 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:4 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:5 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:6 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:23 — אַשּׁוּרָה — Assyria towards
2 Kings 17:24 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:26 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 17:27 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 18:7 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 18:9 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria
2 Kings 18:11 — אַשּׁוּר — Assyria

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H833 אָשַׁר (ʼâshar).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H805 אֲשׁוּרִי (ʼĂshûwrîy).

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What does ʼAshshûwr (H804) mean?

Ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. assyria), its region and its empire.

How is H804 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H804 as: Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר)..

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